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Jul 8, 2024 · Alger Hiss was a former U.S. State Department official who was convicted in January 1950 of perjury concerning his dealings with Whittaker Chambers, who accused him of membership in a communist espionage ring.
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8 hours ago · Alger Hiss was from an old Baltimore family and was a graduate of Harvard Law School. He was part of the “prettyboy” set that went straight from the Ivy League to positions in the federal ...
1 day ago · In January 1950, Alger Hiss, a high-level State Department official, was convicted of perjury. Hiss was in effect found guilty of espionage; the statute of limitations had run out for that crime, but he was convicted of having perjured himself when he denied that charge in earlier testimony before the HUAC.
Jun 20, 2024 · The rollercoaster for Alger Hiss from June 26, 1945 through Thursday March 22, 1951, must have been electric. Here is Hiss in June 1945, at the bottom right, sitting as the United Nations Secretary General, at the same table as the U.S. President, arguably as his equal as a head of state.
Jul 5, 2024 · Whittaker Chambers (born April 1, 1901, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died July 9, 1961, near Westminster, Md.) was an American journalist, Communist Party member, Soviet agent, and a principal figure in the Alger Hiss case, one of the most publicized espionage incidents of the Cold War.
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1 day ago · HUAC is best known for its investigations of Alger Hiss and the Hollywood film industry, which led to the blacklisting of hundreds of actors, writers, and directors. HUAC was a House committee, and as such it had no formal connection to McCarthy, who served in the Senate, although the existence of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already unforgettable experience."--Container.
